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If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

10.06.2025 00:32

If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

You have freedom to travel. If I loan you my car, I can tell you not to take it out of town, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.

Threats of violence

That’s what it is. You have no right to use other people’s stuff. If people let you use their stuff, they can tell you how you can use it, and they can tell you to stop using it any time they want.

Scientists are attempting to resurrect the woolly mammoth but have just brought an unusual creature to life. - Stewartville Star

If you’re wondering why free speech doesn’t apply to the internet, it’s because you have no right to use other people’s stuff for free.

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

CNN’s Live ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Telecast Spurs Special Coverage - Variety

Conspiracy

Fraud

Revenge porn

What are some signs he is deeply in love with you?

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

Mia Goth Joins Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Alongside Ryan Gosling - Variety

Child pornography

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

Are Americans really as uneducated and ignorant as portrayed in the media?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

False advertising

Italy citizenship referendum polarises country - BBC

You have freedom of speech. If I loan you my computer, I can tell you not to use it for certain things, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.

Terroristic threats